Creating files and directories

This recipe describes a few general ways you can create files and directories in code.

How to do it...

1. Open the console and create the folder chapter06/recipe07.
2. Navigate to the directory.
3. Create the create.go file with the following content:

        package main

        import (
          "os"
        )

        func main() {

          f, err := os.Create("created.file")
          if err != nil {
            panic(err)
          }
          f.Close()

          f, err = os.OpenFile("created.byopen", os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND,
                               os.ModePerm)
          if err != nil {
            panic(err)
          }
          f.Close()

          err = os.Mkdir("createdDir", 0777)
          if err != nil {
            panic(err)
          }

          err = os.MkdirAll("sampleDir/path1/path2", 0777)
          if err != nil {
            panic(err)
          }

        }

4. Execute the code by running go run create.go in the main Terminal.
5. List the content...